Shane & Chandra part 3

Shane & Chandra part 2

Shane & Chandra

Christmas Recital

We got to enjoy Lauren's Christmas recital this past weekend. My baby girl loves to perform and we love to watch. They did a Christmas round up song...so cute! We got her a bouquet of flowers after the performance, which she loved. I have to say my kid is great at dance and I'm really proud of her.

A Faery Hunt!

I took the girls, along with some of their friends, to a local interactive show called "A faery Hunt". Girls and Boy follow along on an adventure to find the magic faery light. They encounter trolls, faeries and other strange creatures. The kids had a blast. They even do birthdays and I have this on my list to do again. Check out their sight. http://www.afaeryhunt.com/

Our Tree

The girls decorated this year all by themselves. They barely let me put on ornament on..lol ! Good thing the can't reach the top. This way Michael and I at least got to put the angel on the top!

Coney Island

On our trip to NYC we did a trip to Brooklyn. We made a visit to Coney Island, which I loved! We got to see the famous Astroland that wil be destroyed next year to build condos. Here a few shots of Astrolands ride to share. After days of clouds we had the most amazing blue sky!

Awards Week

Madison received an Academic Achievement award at school last week. We are so proud of her and how hard she has worked.

Cutie in a tutu!

Just wanted to share a quick pic of a cutie!

Proud of my girl!!!

I want to share some cute stuff. Here is Lauren in the preschool Thanksgiving play. She is playing one of the queens of England. In one picture she is blowing kisses to us from stage and in the other the class sang a song about Indians (hence the bow and arrow poses..lol). She has no fear on stage and was so animated, too cute!!!

Getting Close up!

Just wanted to share another one of this little bit of cuteness!!! There is nothing sweeter in this world than a sleeping baby! Isn't she just precious!!!

A little Angel to share!

I wanted to share a sneak peek of a recent shoot. This little one was an so sweet and well behaved. I loved her hair, glossy thick waves with a a color I wished I could buy in a bottle. Congratulations to her family, you have a quite the beautiful little angel!

Fall Frolic!!!

Hey there everyone!! I've been super busy but wanted to share a few pictures. Here are Maddie and Lauren at the park the other day. This was taken a jungle gym bridge on the playground. They were being silly, hence the goofy grins. We had a great thanksgiving and got to visit with lots of people we love. Michael did his AMAZING deep fried turkeys and we are so spoiled to be able to enjoy them...YUMMY!!!

A lil Love for the NYC

Here is another quick share from our trip to New York! I had seen that "love" statue many times on T.V. The sun was setting and the sky was a deep dark purple. I liked the contrast in colors.

Good things come in small packages

Here is the little cutie that I photographed a few weeks ago. His mama is the one with the baby belly from last month. This is the birth announcment I designed for the them. Talk about a beautiful baby! He is so adorable he doesn't look real. To top it off he is a sweet little guy too, congrats to his family!!

New York City Sky!

Michael and I did a trip to New York City in October. There was so much to see and we did tons...I have the blisters to prove it! I will be sharing some of my favorite pictures from the trip.

The is the view from 57Th street. I loved the mirrored building to the left. It happened to be sunny on this day ( we did have lots of clouds and drizzle) and this caught my eyes.

Halloween

Okay I was gone a lot the month of October and I'm only now catching up on things. Lets share some Halloween pictures. This is Maddie and Lauren as a Cat and Dalmatian. lauren was suppose to be Cinderella but at the very last minute (like as we were ready to go tick or treat) she wanted to have face makeup " just like Maddie". I remembered we had the Dalmatian costume from Madison a few years back. Luckily for her, it fit! The down side is I usually like to take my time doing there Halloween pictures and usually do them when its still light out. No luck doing that this year with the last minute change in costume.

Baby Bump with Flare!

I've been super busy with travel and photo sessions. Here is a lovely shot from a Maternity Session with a pretty mommy-to-be at the beach. There is nothing sweeter than a baby bump silhouette.....except maybe one that has a beautiful sun flare in the same shot!!

Its Oktoberfest!!!

We headed to Underwood farm Oktoberfest this last weekend. We had such a fantastic time! The kids went straight for the pumpkin patch to pick their favorite pumpkin. The polka music filled the air as we went to all the different activities. Their newest activity is "Panning for gold" and it was quite the hit with my girls. You can pick either gems or fossils to pan for. When Lauren pull up her pan she started screaming... "OMG Its a miracle"!!! In her pan was a rock of fools gold, a giant piece of Quartz and another clear stone with facets similar to a diamond. She truly believed she had found diamonds and gold or"treasure" and she put it!! Maddie had fun too her her favorite was the Hawaiian shaved Ice booth. In the heat of the day it was a great treat to cool off with. They had plain shaved ice and then "True" Hawaiian shaved ice. The "True" shaved ice has a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the bottom and a drizzle of sweet cream (which is sweetened condensed milk). I had never had a true shaved ice and was a bit unsure how it would taste... but I got one to share with Michael out of curiousity. Well with one bite I was a convert. It was icy cool and creamy at the same time..yummy! I'm never going to go with plain shaved ice again. It was sooo good.....Michael and I were fighting over the last few bites!!

Fall Hiking

Went hiking in Agoura Hills the other day and invited Jayna and her kids to come along. It was such a great day and we had perfect weather. The kids had a picnic in the woods and we relaxed in the serenity of nature. I took this picture at the stream nearby. Ahh doesn't make you want to just sit and relax!

Something to make ya smile!!!

Yes, thats me "IF" I had graduated in 1960...lol!! It about thirty years off but it looks so real!! It's very funny huh and you gotta love the glasses...woa baby!!! I had to laugh at all the crazy choices of hair. Oh the miracles of photoshop! Now if you want to do your yearbook picture!! Go here: http://yearbookyourself.com/

Vintage Wedding Pics

A popular style of photos is vintage black and whites. They have a soft grain and texture to them and give great depth to story of the images. I really like how they look! Here is a few shots from Kelley & Kieth's Wedding done old school style!

Wedding Bliss

I photographed the Wedding of Keith & Kelley this past weekend. They make such a handsome couple! Everyone is eager to see the pics while I edit them. Here are a few sneak peeks for all of you waiting to see them!

Labor Day!

With Labor day comes the true end to summer! My kids played endlessly in the water. It's as if they knew the days to play would soon be far and few. What is really amazing is all you need to do is give a kid a hose and the fun will never stop!

3G and ME!!!!

My hubby has wanted an iphone since they first came out and I had never really cared much either way. When the 3G came out Michael couldn't seem to stop talking about them. Finally we both have an iphone and I am a convert! I have had this baby for a week now and it has been shear HEAVEN!!!! I can truly say I had no idea what I was missing out on. It sucha "fun" phone they should have called in "funphone" stead of iphone. I never knew I could "text" so fast. I love it so much I can't put it down! To quote a line from one of my favorite movies (Ferris Bueller's day off) ...." If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up, it is so choice"!

Back to school!!

Today was the first day of school! NOW ..don't even get me started on what a chore it is to get the "back in the school" routine under way. Honestly it is just as painful for me as it is the kids. I have enjoyed this summer and....." that's right you heard me"...I don't wanna get up early either..."yuck"! The very loud alarm rudely awoke me this morning at 6am. I had to drag myself from my cozy bed and make lunches, breakfast, fed the fish, fed the kids, etc. Next I dressed the kids in their super cute new school clothes. Then piled those smartly dresses kiddos in the car for school. In tow with them were all the new backpacks, lunchboxes, pencils, etc that would be needed for the day! I guess it was worth all my juggling and organizational effort... cuz Maddie and Lauren looked good enough to eat!

Santa Barbara Zoo

My friend Jayna is new to California and I love showing her around the state I call home. Being members of the Santa Barbara Zoo made it a perfect excuse for us to go there with her. It was a bit hot a humid out but the kids didn't seem to mind at all. Lauren and Maddie had so much fun taking Jayna's daughters all around the park. The kids fed the Giraffes and rode the mini train. We even stopped to ride the antique mini carousel. After a yummy picnic lunch we headed back to the Zoo playground. The kids played forever on the anthill slide. The kids were so pooped out from all the fun they slept all the way home!